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BRAZIL. Brazil - Brazil. Ceara. Fantasy 640 Reis, ND (1833). PCGS AU-55; Countermark: UNC Details.
cf. KMX-62 (for 960 Reis). Countermark applied to a 1699 Brazilian 640 Reis (KM-90.1). This interesting example features a well-struck and lustrous unofficial counterstamp applied to a lightly circulated and attractively detailed host. Aside from some protrusion on the host coin caused by the counterstamping, the piece is pleasingly intact. A charming curiosity with much to admire.
cf. KMX-62 (for 960 Reis). Countermark applied to a 1699 Brazilian 640 Reis (KM-90.1). This interesting example features a well-struck and lustrous unofficial counterstamp applied to a lightly circulated and attractively detailed host. Aside from some protrusion on the host coin caused by the counterstamping, the piece is pleasingly intact. A charming curiosity with much to admire.
The northeastern Brazilian state of Ceara first issued this distinctive star counterstamp in 1833 in response to a local coin shortage. The official counterstamps were only applied to copper host coins, and the practice ceased in 1834 when the shortage was resolved. Counterfeit stamps such as the present example are quite common within the series, and are easily identified as no official countermarks were applied to silver hosts, as well as by the style of the star and the quality of the die cutting.
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From the Pat Johnson Collection.
Estimate: $150 - $250